DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring The Behaviour
Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil's Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with being all alone on a small island in the middle of the ocean. It's not your average desert island and we'll see just how each person copes with the extreme conditions.
This week when we arrived at Devil's Island we find The Behaviour sat on the beach. The island is far from their home, so how did they end up here and how did they cope with life on Devil's Island?
Find out now...
Welcome to The Razors'e Edge and our somewhat lovely, warm desert island. Don't worry about it's name I'm sure it's not as bad as that would suggest.
You're marooned here on this island, but before you ended up shipwrecked you chose one album that you couldn't live without. Which album did you each chose and why?
Pink Floyd — Echoes (The Best of)
PF is one of the artists whose music I can come back to over and over, repeatedly, and always find/hear something new with each listen. And as their catalog is vast and varied, this compilation covers it in its entirety and would allow for countless listens over time, with enough material being squeezed in, to get the most out of just one album.
Just behind that palm tree is a shack for each of you to stay in, with enough space for you to put up a poster on the wall of one album cover. What album cover do you each chose?
Pearls Before Swine - Balaklava
This cover has so much going on, that one can look at it and find something new/hidden with each viewing. It is a detail of “The Triumph of Death” by artist Pieter Brueghel the Elder, which is very reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch’s work, one of my favorite artists.
There's also a bar on this here island. But alas each of you only get to choose one drink for the entirety of your stay. What's your tipple of choice?
Orange spice tea of any sort. I am sober and do not drink alcohol, but anything caffeinated in the tea department would be most welcome.
Your suitcases were lost when your ship sank, but you each managed to salvage one item of band merch. What’s the merch and for what band?
A hoodie for any harsh weather, from Death Cult. Or maybe just Queens of the Stone Age socks. You never know what you’d need socks for on an island.
You’re sat on the island thinking “I’m stuck here on this island with my bandmates for eternity”… who would you rather have been shipwrecked with?
My spouse, life partner, soulmate, Wendy Anne. As I solo artist, I thankfully would not have to contend with any other bandmates. And based upon past experiences, this would probably be for the best, as they might end up being dinner! Ha!
There's a walkman in your pocket, on the tape inside is the recording of the one live show that stands out for you. It could be any show, from any band, anywhere in the world. What show is on that walkman?
Miles Davis - from Live Evil. Has live recordings of him at the Cellar Door in 1970, during one of my favorite periods of his work. And Miles is great for any mood or occasion, so having just one to choose from would make this one a gem to have with me.
You're getting desperate, you decide the only course of action is to put a message in a bottle and hope someone finds it. Your message could be to any member of any band, but should be the most suitable for a rescue attempt. Who is it?
Well, as it is only me, I would address it to anyone out there who may find it in the world. Hopefully, I was thinking ahead before the stranding and know my general location to share. Otherwise, well…
You've been stuck here a while and food supplies are running low. There's only one thing for it... which fellow band member gets sacrificed to help the others survive?
I’m screwed on this one. Guess I should have paid more attention to how Tom Hanks made his fishing spear in Cast Away.
Finally, when the ship sank you each managed to save one person from the wreckage. That person is the one musician that has influenced your career the most, shaped your way of thinking and your outlook on life. Who did you save?
That is a lot of stock to put into another artist. I suppose I would make this decision based upon who I have worked with personally, as I cannot give anyone else I do not know that much credit. And that would be Wes Borland, who is a great person, artist, and possesses a worldly perspective to hopefully know how to best manage the horrible situation we’re stuck in.
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